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Download Solution PDFThe peak load is ________ the base load.
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is option 2.
Base Load
- Base load is the minimum level of electricity demand required over a period of 24 hours.
- Base loads are used to provide power to components that keep running at all times.
- Plants that are running continuously over extended periods of time are said to be base load power plants.
- Examples of base power plants are thermal plants, hydro plants, and nuclear plants.
Peak Load
- Peak load is the highest amount of energy that a consumer draws from the grid in a set period of time.
- The peak load is always over and above the base load.
- A power plant that supplies electricity during the hours of peak load only is called a peak load power plant.
- Examples of peak-load power plants are solar plants, diesel plants, and biogas plants.
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